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NRC Issues Safety Evaluation Report Approving Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR Postulated Initiating Events Topical Report
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2026--Terrestrial Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: IMSR) ("Terrestrial Energy" or "the company"), a developer of small modular nuclear power plants using its Generation IV Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) today announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued its Safety Evaluation Report (SER) approving the company’s Postulated Initiating Events (PIE) Topical Report. This follows the NRC’s acceptance of the company’s final Topical Report submission announced
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